Amber Peat: Serious case review launch confirmed

A separate Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry has been launched into the police response

A serious case review has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 13-year-old girl.

Amber Peat disappeared from her family home in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire on 30 May and her body was found three days later, less than a mile away.

Police said at the time there were no suspicious circumstances.

Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board has confirmed it is looking into how Amber was dealt with by the authorities.

Amber went missing following an argument over household jobs after the family had returned from a holiday.

Posters were put in the windows of shops and houses as the public joined the search for Amber

It prompted a large search of the area involving police and the public.

Amber's body was found in a hedge close to a busy road and path.

At the opening of an inquest into her death, coroner Mairin Casey said hanging was the "most likely" cause of death.

Chris Few, chairman of Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board, said: "The review will look at whether anything can be learned from this tragic event which could lead to improvements in the way that agencies work together to protect children in Nottinghamshire."

Safeguarding Children Boards are designed to allow organisations to come together to agree on how they safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Separately, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating how officers responded to reports of public sightings, after the force referred itself.